Spring-relieving gear for rolls of sugar-cane mills, metal-rolling mills, and the like



Feb. 9 1926. 1,572,735 C. M NEIL SPRING RELIEVING GEAR FOR ROLLS OF SUGAR CANE MILLS,

METAL ROLLING MILLS.AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 20, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 LII If lnven Zor- Feb. 9 1926. 1,572,735

FOR ROLLS OF SUGAR CANE MILLS,

C. M NEIL SPRING RELIEVING GEAR METAL ROLLING MILLS. AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 20, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. 6

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

CHARLES MGNEIL, F GLASGOW, SCGTLANI).

SPRING-RELIEVING GEAR non ROLLS on SUGAR-CANE MILLS, METAL-ROLLING- MILLS, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed Octobcr 20, 1924. Serial No. 744,749.

To all whom it may concern: tion as applied to the top roll of a sugar Be it known that I, Crreinins lloNnin, a cane mill are shown in the drawings in British subject, and a resident of Glasgow, which Figure 1, is an end sectional elevation Scotland, have invented certain new and and Figure 2 a sectional elevation at right 5 useful Springlielieving Gears for Rolls 0i angles to Figure 1 showing one example; 60

t3ugar==ilane Mills, ll letal-Rolling Mills, and Figures 3 and e are end elevations of a sechlre, of which the following is the speci end and third example respectively, while hcation. Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 are side elevations of The invention relates to spring relieving four examples of layers of spring elements 10 gear for rolls of sugar-cane mills, metal and the interposed members, and Figure 9 6 'rolli'ng inills and the like, of the type in is a side elevation of a'laminated spring which the springs used are formed of plates element. of spring material in corrugated form Or of In the first example, as shown in Figures such curvilinear profile as will impart spring 1 and 2, spring elements A each consisting action thereto; and has for its object to of a comparatively narrow corrugated plate provide an improved form of spring relievof spring material lying parallel. to the axis ing' gear for rolls in which the deflection of of the roll R, are positioned between the the springs may be multiplied, thereby outer half of the usual roll hearing A and forming a simple and efifective safety device, an abutment member shown as the bolster and which the springs are self adjusting. A Distance pieces A in the form of rub- QL spring relieving gear for rolls made acbing plates are inserted between the spring cording to the invention consists essentially elements and a rubbing plate formed intoof layers of spring elements, placed begralwith a pressure block A is interposed tween the outer half of the roll bearing and between the roll hearing A and the next a bolster or equivalent, the layers being sepadjacent spring ele nent. The pressure arated from each other by the insertion beblock, as indicated in the drawings, is dis tween the layers of distance pieces, which placeable with the roll. In this example very conveniently may be in the form of the relieving gear is carried in a housing B plates, blocks, or rods, each layer consisting which issecured to the headstock B by the of one or more sorin elements formed of usual king-bolts B and bolster A 35 l b s 0 T1 comparatively narrow plates of spring main the second example (nigure 3) the reteri al of known curvilinear form. The lieving gear is carried in a housing B spring elements may lie either parallel to formed in one with the pressure block A the roll axis or transversely and at right and the whole mounted on the usual king- 35 angles thereto and may be either laminated bolts B above the bolster A through an or not, as desired. aperture in which the pressure block A pro- The total deflection of the relieving gear jects and bears on the roll bearing A A may be increased by increasing the number cover plate C on the kingbolts is provided of layers of spring elements, so as to give a above the spring elements to take the presplurality of elements in parallel, means for sure. 9d measuring the deflection may be provided in In the third exan'iple (Figure 4.) the usual known 1nanner-very conveniently by an bolster A forms the bottom 01. the housing arm or pointer secured to the pressure block containing the relieving gear. and adapted to move over a fixed scale. The Figure 5 shows an example in which the movement of this pointer may be multiplied distance pieces A inserted between the layby any suitable mechanism. ers of spring elements A are in the form of The bolster is of course held down by the blocks on which bear the convex portions of usual ling-bolts or equivalent means and the adjacent layers of spring elements.

pressure of the spring elements is regulated Figure 6 shows an example of the dis by the adjustment of these. 7 tance pieces A so positioned that a convex Obviously, clearance to allow of the end portion of one layer and a concave portion wise extension ofthe spring elements under of the adjacent layer of spring elements pressure must be provided in the headbear on the same block, thereby reducing the stocks. height of the relieving gear and thus econot it;

55 ele t ee ples 9f t e le ee sieve i s Figure 7 shows rod-like distance pieces A in the form of round bars inserted in the space formed by the concave portions of ad jacent layers of spring elements. It will be observed that these distance pieces have their greatest dimension parallel to the corrugations.

Figure 8 shows rod-like distance pieces A also in the form of round bars, but so positioned that they, in effect, form rollers between the layers, thus reducing friction.

Figure 9 shows one of the spring elements A of laminated construction.

vVhatI claim is 1. In a rolling mill, a displaceable roll, a pressure block displaceable with the roll, an abutment member spaced from said block, in combination with a plurality of layers of spring elements in series interposed between the pressure block and the abut-- m'ent member, each layer comprising a plurality of corrugated spring plates extending parallel with the axis of the roll and havin corrugations transverse to said axis, and distance pieces between the layers.

2. In a rolling mill, a vertically displaceable roll, a pressure block displaceable with the roll and an abutment member spaced from said block, in combination with a plurality of superposed layers of spring elements interposed between the pressure block and the abutment member, each layer comprising a plurallty of horizontally disposed spring plates extending parallel with the axis of the roll and having corrugations transverse to said axis, and rod-like distance pieces between the spring elements having their greatest dimension parallel to the corrugations. p

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES MoNEIL. 

